Posts tagged: GPS

GPS for Future Astronauts

Space, the final frontier as they say. Space, terribly huge and ever expanding. No maps, no GPS, no navigation systems. As more and more ventures into space are launched, the need for a navigation system as accurate as the GPS system on Earth has become very great. And some clever scientists may have found a [...]

Is Vehicle GPS Mandatory in India?

While GPS is not yet mandatory in India, it has proven itself to be valuable enough for law enforcement to consider making it so. Automobile theft is commonplace in India, both for bikes and cars. Tracking down thieves often proves to be something of an impossible task. With GPS tracking available in mobile devices, notepads [...]

Navigation Experience During My Recent Shirdi Trip

I used PND loaded with satnav one india maps to navigate to shirdi. Days before the trip i was really wondering how comfortable it would to travel to a unknown town, unknown state, that too through roads that i had never known about. Heavily relying on the PND, we started the travel. Much too our [...]

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IRNSS: An Indian Version of GPS

The Indian Regional Navigation Satellite System, or IRNSS, is separate from the rest of the world’s GPS maps. While GPS software is relatively universal in the modern world, access to the network is not always guaranteed. During a crisis situation, GPS software may not be accessible by those who need it most. For example, there [...]

The Latest Breakthroughs in GPS Navigation

Personal navigation has experienced a technological revolution over the past 20 years. Global positioning systems have allowed commuters, pedestrians, pilots and many other groups to navigate new areas quickly and effectively. As GPS software and technology have become more ubiquitous in the world we live in today, the technology behind GPS is evolving for many [...]